TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Does writing about suicidal thoughts and feelings reduce them?
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Range, Lillian M.
A1  - Kovac, S. H.
SP  - 428
EP  - 440
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
N2  - To assess whether writing with cognitive change or exposure instructions reduces depression or suicidality, 121 undergraduates screened for suicidality wrote for 20 minutes on 4 days over 2 weeks. They were randomly assigned to reinterpret or to write and rewrite traumatic events/emotions, or to write about innocuous topics. The three groups (N = 98) who completed pre-, post-, and 6-week follow-up were not different on suicidality or depression. All subjects reported fewer automatic negative thoughts over the 2 weeks; they also reported higher self-regard but more health center visits at follow-up. Suicidal thoughts may be more resistant than physical health to writing interventions.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -